FitzPatrick's years on the wagon roads of the Lowveld
Before Jock of the Bushveld made him famous, Percy FitzPatrick spent years as a transport rider on the rugged wagon roads linking Barberton to the coast.
60-jarige superster Linda skitter met goue vertonings by SA’s
Dié toegewyde onderwyseres van Laerskool Barberton Primary het die afgelope naweek weer opslae gemaak tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse atletiekkampioenskappe wat in Germiston by die Herman Immelman stadium gehou is.
Nukain Mabuza: the artist who painted the rocks of Barberton
It was here, among granite boulders and Lowveld bush, that self‑taught artist Nukain Mabuza created what would later become known as the ‘Painted Rock Garden of Revolver Creek’.
Across continents and decades, Rienie reaches the milestone of 105
With a life story spanning wartime Europe and ocean voyages, Barberton resident Rienie still lives in the Andrews Street home she and her late husband, Henk, built nearly 30 years ago.
Hans Bornman: the man who preserved the Lowveld’s history
Over decades of writing, illustrating and researching, Hans Bornman became one of the region’s most dedicated storytellers, capturing the people, places and events that shaped Barberton and the wider De Kaap Valley.
Plaaslike skrywer Hendrik H. Moller stel debuutroman bekend
’n Barberton-inwoner se droom om ’n boek te skryf het uiteindelik werklikheid geword. Hendrik H. Moller se debuutroman, "Barberton Daisy: contrast of life and death", is ’n Laeveld-riller met ’n tegnologiese ondertoon wat reeds internasionale belangstelling begin trek.
John Duncan: a life shaped by the De Kaap Valley
From a farm boy known as “Dubula” to a merchant navy engineer sailing the world’s oceans, John Andrew Duncan’s life was shaped by adventure, resilience and deep roots in the De Kaap Valley.